This book takes a fun twist on the Fibonacci problem and turns it into a fun story for kids. The book is made for kids with a grown up sense of humor in mind. I believe this would be a fun book to use in the classroom to get students to problem-solve and think outside the box. ( )

Critique:
It is a good fantasy book for children to know the life of rabbits. Rabbits calculated dates and arranged schedules every month. In the process, the quantities of rabbits rose rapidly, which shows readers the amazing reproduction of rabbits. What makes it funny is that in the last month, "rabbits" pop up when readers turn to the page.
Age appropriate:
primary school students ( )

This book is a good introduction to the calendar, life planning and life issues (to rabbits). This book introduces other ways of reading; each of page has pictures and some introduce about daily life.

I think this book is an information book because of it introduce calendar, the growth of rabbits. It also introduces how to make the sweater. ( )

This book is about the year in the life of a rabbit. This book shows how everyone, including rabbits go through struggles. This book is an interactive book for young children.

Summary: This book is set up with lots of pictures and very few words. It goes month by month showing how the rabbit population grows and grows.
Genre: Imaginative/ Informative
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Use in a classroom: This book would be great to use with students who are learning multiplication. They can see patterns in the bunny growth and come up with their own equation possibly. For younger kids, this book is funny and enjoyable to look at.

My children and I *love* this book, especially the 5-year-old. Set up as a calendar, every "month" has a different title and a different rabbit "problem."
As a mother and a former teacher, I think there is so much for a child to learn from this book. Math, history (ration books from the 40s), temperature, to simply seeing how fast rabbits can procreate.
Incredibly creative book and well-thought out. ( )

Genre: Fantasy
Age: Beginner
Review/Critique: a calendar of a year in two rabbits lives. It is fantasy because the rabbits do things that humans would do. ( )

This is not your ordinary book. This book is a great introduction to calendars, life planning and life problems (for rabbits). This book introduces books to other ways of reading; sideways, mini books inside each page, flip pages, pop out pages etc. A very fun and exciting way to put suspense in the reader as they turn each page.

I would make this type of book a creative writing project using highly creative methods and wording to grab the readers attention and interest. I would incorporate artistic methods into page imaging and design

This is my absolute favorite book I've read so far. It is so interactive and strays from what you would think of when you think of a children's picture book. The book was laid out in the format of a calendar and on different months there were little booklets that the reader could open. This is where the words were for the picture book, rather than being written in paragraphs or sentences. On January, there was an invitation to invite another rabbit to Lonely Rabbits field to begin Fibonacci's Rabbit Problem. In February, there was a little knitting guide because Lonely Rabbit and Chalk Rabbit are very cold. On March, there is a "Bunny's First Month" booklet because Lonely and Chalk Rabbit had their first pair of babies. In May, there was a ration book because the rabbits did not plan ahead for how quickly their colony would grow and they ran out of food. In July, there was a little newspaper describing the living conditions and attitudes of the rabbits in the field after 7 months. In September, there was a Carrot Cook Book because they had an abundance of carrots. These little booklets help tell the story and showcased the issues that the colony faced as they grew in numbers. It was interactive and made reading the book very fun. I also liked how the author incorporated math into the book. The Fibonacci sequence is something I learned about in high school and I thought it was very interesting to see that concept used in a children's book. The big idea of this book I believe could be about planning ahead. The rabbits did not think about how many babies they were going to have and it caused them many problems, such as carrot shortages and boredom. ( )

What a creative calendar-esque picture, pop-up book. A lovely story about a rabbit who was once lonely until he grew himself a family.

I love math lessons that can incorporate other subjects, especially ones like English. This is a great book for introducing multiplication to students in the younger grades. It is a very ingenious and fantastic book. ( )

In January, one Lonely Rabbit lives in Fibonacci's Field, but she invites a second rabbit to join her. Lonely Rabbit and Chalk Rabbit make more rabbits, and those rabbits make more rabbits...

Each month brings a new challenge - mud, hunger, crows - as well as more rabbits, concluding in December with a pop-up explosion of rabbits as they all leave the field for less crowded pastures.

Extra features, such as a newsletter, are tipped in to each month. ( )

Gravett's book is delightful. I loved turning the pages and reading all the small inserted books within the pages. I found the book in the library and was glad that all the pieces were intact- even the last page, a huge pop-up page with all the rabbits, was in perfect condition. It also made me feel a little sad to think children had not been flipping through and exploring all the pages of the book. I liked the way the author created the book like a calendar on a wall with a different title for each month and rabbit-related notes added to the calendar. A fun book to explore! ( )

This witty narrative is about the problems in a rabbit's life. It begins with one rabbit then they begin to reproduce and each month has a different problem. The layout of the book is a calendar with pop-out booklets which are beyond an early readers level however will be appreciated by adults. Gravett relates this story to the Fibonacci sequence. Fun story with a wonderful surprise ending that is sure to delight children. Would recommend for any grade, this story can be appreciated by many for different reasons, ( )

The Rabbit Problem is like no other children’s book. It is suitable for preschool all the way to high school. The book is laid out as a calendar and the premise of the book is - you guessed it – a problem that the rabbits have. In the beginning there is only one rabbit in the field and then there are two. I think that you can see where this is leading. As time goes on the rabbits reproduce. The magic of this book is the way in which it tells the story of the rabbits becoming over-crowded. The book uses fun illustrations that young children can understand. It details different items in creative ways to keep the interest of older children and the math that this book is based on (don’t worry there is no math in the book) is worthy of high school (and even college) study. ( )

Clever, witty, a wonderful surprise ending. An absolute delight! I love everything Gravett does. ( )

"The Rabbit Problem" is unlike any traditional narrative story. Emily Gravett uses wonderful illustrations and 3-D booklets such as a cook book, newspaper, and ration book along with little side notes and scribbles to tell this story. This book is essentially a calendar in a year of the life of a rabbit named Lonely. A problem with the rabbits is how quickly one becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes six, and so on. Gravett creatively relates the Fibonacci sequence to the lives of the rabbits. This is a very cute and educational story but some of the details in the pictures may be hard for early readers to understand. ( )

The Rabbit Problmen is a book that is set up like a calendar. Two rabbits live in Fibonacci's Field for one year and during that year, the number of rabbits keeps growing. Each calendar has things attached such as invitations and cookbooks and the story is told on the calendar. The rabbits face unfortunate circumstances such as famine, crows, and overcrowding. I could easily see this book used in a math lesson, but for much older kids. Although this was a picture book, I wouldn't select it to work with younger students. ( )

A fun-filled and wildly creative project by Emily Gravett set in Fibonacci's Field, where one lonely rabbit is joined by another; within a year and 144 pairs of rabbits later, the field's overpopulation problem become untenable. The book is presented in the form of a calendar and lots of pull-outs throughout give details as to the progress of the plight of the rabbits, with a gorgeous pop-up finale. Gravett's illustrations are delightful throughout. ( )

Just when you think you’ve seen it all in the world of children’s picture books, you run into The Rabbit Problem. No one would say that this is just another children’s picture book. Then again, Emily Gravett has never been known for being ordinary. Here are all the ways this book goes beyond ordinary:

(1) The Rabbit Problem is a book formatted like a calendar.
(2) The calendars, one for each month of the year, include attachments, including invitations, a baby book, and a cookbook, all three-dimensional.
(3) The story is told through scribbles on the calendar and the attachments. Very, very clever.
(4) We know what is coming and yet we are totally unprepared for the gravity of the problem as it unfolds, depicted with hilarious illustrations illustrating each month of the year on the calendar.

Summary: If grownups were the _target audience for this picture book, I feel certain it would fall in the top ten this year. ( )

Formatted as a calendar, this book adds to the other ingenious works of Gravett. January brings a lonely rabbit problem (who invites another rabbit to be his friend). By March, there's a baby rabbit problem, by May a hungry rabbit problem (replete with a Ration Book for the rabbits of Fibonacci's field). Make science connection, math connections. Share in a study of a different form of writing, a bit akin to The Jolly Postman. Emily Gravett is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. ( )

A great design with cute illustrations and pop-ups, this is a fun book to look at. There's not much by way of a story to read and I'm not sure young ones would understand the significance of the Fibonacci sequence, but nevertheless this is a fun picture book with enough detail in the illustrations to capture attention. ( )

In 1175 there lived an Italian mathematician named Fibonacci who, during his life set himself a mathematical challenge. If a pair of baby rabbits are put into a field, how many will there be; a) At the end of each month? b) At the end of each year? This book puts this challenge to the test, and the answer may just surprise you.

Lonely Rabbit sits in a field waiting for a friend. She is the first rabbit to arrive at Fibonacci's Field until Chalk Rabbit arrives. But does one plus one really equal two? Not where rabbits are concerned. This is what happens when you put two baby rabbits in a field for one year. This is more then just a mathematical problem, it a Rabbit Problem.

Lonely Rabbit and Chalk Rabbit are about to learn a lesson in multiplication as well as survival as they face the ups and downs of living a year in Fibonacci's field. It is not just the extreme conditions of snow and heat, but also famine and obesity, a plague of crows, and overpopulation that will test this pair throughout the year.

The Rabbit Problem is a thought provoking and highly contagious book that will delight adults and children alike. The attention to detail is stunning and the spectacular ending alone is enough to recommend this book. With its many fun activities, from knitting patterns and recipes, to its beautiful and vibrant illustrations, this book will be a valuable addition to any bookcase. ( )

This is my review of this book from my blog: Seasons South and North:

This is a clever book, delightfully illustrated by a Greenaway medal winner. It is a very busy, cluttery book, with pop-up pages, inserted booklets, and its own inner graffiti, across 12 double page spreads of the months of the year. In the hands of a small child, it will be destroyed in thirty minutes.

It depicts, humourously, a scenario written by the medieval mathematician, Fibonacci, to illustrate a particular sequence of numbers. If you want a detailed explanation, I suggest the Wikipedia article, Fibonacci Number. In the scenario, Fibonacci began with a pair of rabbits and, with certain rules (a pair of rabbits an produce two more pairs, one per month, and then dies the following month) used the sequence to determine how many pairs would be alive months later. It seems to us a most bizarre subject for a children's book, one that would truly appeal only to students of pure mathematics who are also parents.

Why would I review a book that, though charming to look at, is extremely difficult to understand or even make sense of, as well as being too fragile for most children to handle without damaging? Even more, why would I recommend it, which I most heartily do? Because it gives a very simple and easy to understand imagery of the population explosion.

Normally, it is difficult for adults to explain this to children in a way that is not disturbing and even frightening. For some children, the explanations have been so dour as to make them feel guilty for having been born. This is neither psychologically healthy nor at all useful. "The Rabbit Problem" enables an adult to walk the child through the concept of exponential population growth in a simple and non-threatening way. Just look at the pictures and discuss the increasing problem without bothering with the mathematics. There is no story written, so you are free to interpret it as you wish. Depending upon the child's maturity, discussion of human population issues can come afterward. ( )